2025-08-09
Harvard University
Other
/yr
employee
contract
Cambridge
Massachusetts
02138
United States
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States Leading States (SLS) is dedicated to creating a coalition of states committed to evaluating the efficacy of state and local education policies. SLS will collaborate with state education agencies (SEAs) to identify key programs or policies, and shape research questions to undergo an impact evaluation. The Program Manager will support and manage key partnerships with SEAs and ensure the successful execution of key milestones, research completion, and dissemination of findings to internal and external audiences. Participating SEAs will also receive additional analytic capacity to support their SLS research initiatives through support for current or new staff to become a Strategic Data Project (SDP) Fellow. The Program Manager will support agencies in identifying an SDP Fellow, scoping out key deliverables for the fellow, and help oversee the SLS-SDP Fellow support. The Program Manager role is critical in coordinating cross-functional collaboration between external stakeholders and internal project and analytics teams.
Job-Specific Responsibilities:
The Program Manager will be a key member of the SLS program team, serving as the primary liaison for a subset of three to five SEA partners, overseeing the execution of key milestones, project deliverables, and supporting broader strategic planning efforts. The SLS team is currently working to finalize state partnerships; the assigned states for this role are still to be determined; the number of states and the specific states may evolve over the duration of the project. This work will include planning and running meetings with partner agencies’ senior leadership and program teams, collaborating with the CEPR analytics team to identify research topics/questions and study designs, providing relevant support to SLS-SDP fellows, ensuring that all legal and logistical needs of partners are addressed, helping to coordinate data transfers and data collection where applicable, contributing to the writing up of results, and supporting the dissemination of results.
The Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University (CEPR), seeks to transform education through quality research and evidence. CEPR and its partners believe all students will learn and thrive when education leaders make decisions using facts and findings, rather than untested assumptions. By generating relevant and accessible research, developing technical and organizational capacity to use evidence, and creating a community of schools and systems dedicated to using evidence for progress, CEPR helps researchers and practitioners uncover and share the best of what works and what doesn’t in education. Learn more at cepr.harvard.edu.
Agency Relationship Management (60%)
Service Design & Content Creation (25%)
Project Management and Communications (15%)
Basic Qualifications:
To be considered, you must submit a cover letter. Please submit your resume and cover letter as one document when applying for the role.
This position is a term appointment for one year from the date of hire, with a strong possibility of continuation.
Additional Qualifications and Skills:
Work Format Details
This position is eligible for 100% remote work. Employees may work from any of the Harvard Registered Payroll States, which currently includes Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Washington, and California (CA for exempt positions only). At the discretion of the hiring department, fully remote employees may occasionally be required on-site at a Harvard location. Certain visa types and funding sources may limit work location. Individuals must meet work location sponsorship requirements prior to employment.
Salary Grade and Ranges
This position is salary grade level 057. Please visit? Harvard's Salary Ranges? to view the corresponding salary range and related information.
Benefits
Harvard offers a comprehensive benefits package that is designed to support a healthy work-life balance and your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. Because here, you are what matters. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:
Learn more about these and additional benefits on our Benefits & Wellbeing Page.
EEO/Non-Discrimination Commitment Statement
Harvard University is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We seek talent from all parts of society and the world, and we strive to ensure everyone at Harvard thrives. Our differences help our community advance Harvard’s academic purposes.
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